Madison - The frustration of losing to rival Iowa is over, and Wisconsin remains within striking distance of the top of the Big Ten basketball standings.

UW rallied from a nine-point deficit late in regulation and then, after missing 2 three-pointers in the final seconds of the first overtime, hit 6 of 6 free-throw attempts in the final 24 seconds of the second overtime to escape with a 74-70 victory over the Hawkeyes on Wednesday night at the Kohl Center.

"Both teams were playing so hard; we both made some mistakes at crucial times," UW coach Bo Ryan said. "Shot selection became a little scary.

"But we just hung on, hung on and hung on some more.

"But to close that gap when we were down nine and to get it into the first overtime, that was really gutsy by our guys."

The victory allowed UW (16-7, 7-3 Big Ten) to move into a tie for fourth place with Ohio State (17-5, 7-3) and within a game of the top three teams in the league.

UW trails Michigan State (19-4, 8-2) and Michigan (21-2, 8-2) by one game and first-place Indiana (20-2, 8-1) by 1½ games.

The Wolverines, who recorded a 76-74 overtime victory over Ohio State on Tuesday, visit the Kohl Center at 11 a.m. Saturday.

Iowa (14-9, 3-7) saw its winning streak against UW end at three games and saw its NCAA Tournament hopes take another hit.

Ben Brust, who hit two free throws to give UW a 70-66 lead with 24 seconds left in the game, led UW with 18 points.